How to Get Them 



before and be ready to act if the strike is repeated. 

 A pleasant and agreeable recreation is that of still- 



fishing from a boat, with live minnows 

 Hshinz or a f ro ' ky this method it is an advan- 



tage to use a float to keep the line from 

 sinking and getting in the weed; when the fish 

 takes the bait allow a little time for it to get the 

 bait well in its mouth. After it has done so, it will 

 move away; that is the time to strike, quick, but 

 not too heavy. When a fish is on the oarsman 

 should go at once for deeper water to keep out of 

 the weeds. When a fish once gets entangled in 

 the long stems of lily leaves, it's as good as lost. 



BLACK BASS 



WITH THE FLY 



All methods are considered legitimate with rod 



and line for bass, though fishing with a fly is 



more cleanly, less trouble, more humane. On 



the best authority it has been said, 



"To be a successful fisher for the bass 



the angler must know something of its hab- 



its, its haunts and favorite resorts; on streams, 



the eddies of large boulders, deep water above 



and below, ripples, under shelving banks and 



rocks, submerged logs, and in the vicinity of 



gravelly bars and shoals." The most favorable 



time is morning and late afternoon, till dark. On 



hot days, the angler may take a rest during the 



noon hours; but a cloudy, dark day is good all 



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